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==History==
==History==
{{incomplete|section|role in EP246 and expansion of AG154}}
===[[Original series]]===
==={{series|Original}}===
[[File:Phanpy Egg.png|200px|thumb|left|Phanpy's Egg]]
[[File:Phanpy Egg.png|200px|thumb|left|Phanpy's Egg]]
Ash received a {{p|Phanpy}} {{pkmn|Egg}} as a prize in the episode ''[[EP228|Extreme Pokémon!]]'' after he and {{AP|Bayleef}} won a race hosted by an old couple who were breeders.  
Ash received a {{p|Phanpy}} {{pkmn|Egg}} as a prize in the episode ''[[EP228|Extreme Pokémon!]]'' after he and {{AP|Bayleef}} won the [[Extreme Pokémon Race]] hosted by an old couple in [[Eggseter]].  


It hatched in the episode ''[[EP230|Hatching a Plan]]''. It was shown to be a very playful and energetic Pokémon, refusing to be returned to its Poké Ball, only to be snatched by Team Rocket. Pikachu rescued Phanpy, but the electricity scared the baby Pokémon away. It ran into the clutches of Team Rocket again, who used Meowth to deceive Phanpy and hatch a plot to capture Pikachu. After this plan succeeds, Team Rocket double crossed Phanpy and stuck it in a cage, only for Pikachu to hatch an escape plan and Ash to come to the rescue, selflessly diving into the river to rescue Phanpy. It was then used Rollout to knock back Team Rocket's Pokémon for Pikachu to send them blasting off. It was unable to replicate this success in [[EP231|the next episode]], where Team Rocket used {{TR|Delibird}}'s {{m|Blizzard}} to knock out Phanpy in a single blow.
It hatched in the episode ''[[EP230|Hatching a Plan]]''. It was shown to be a very playful and energetic Pokémon, refusing to be returned to its Poké Ball, only to be snatched by Team Rocket. Pikachu rescued Phanpy, but the electricity scared the baby Pokémon away. It ran into the clutches of Team Rocket again, who used Meowth to deceive Phanpy and hatch a plot to capture Pikachu. After this plan succeeds, Team Rocket double crossed Phanpy and stuck it in a cage, only for Pikachu to hatch an escape plan and Ash to come to the rescue, selflessly diving into the river to rescue Phanpy. It was then used Rollout to knock back Team Rocket's Pokémon for Pikachu to send them blasting off. It was unable to replicate this success in [[EP231|the next episode]], where Team Rocket used {{TR|Delibird}}'s {{m|Blizzard}} to knock out Phanpy in a single blow.


[[File:Ash Phanpy.png|200px|thumb|left|As a Phanpy]]
[[File:Ash Phanpy.png|200px|thumb|left|As a Phanpy]]
In ''[[EP237|As Cold as Pryce]]'', Phanpy battled Pryce's Dewgong and lost easily, but it did slightly better in battle with [[Nelson]]'s {{p|Misdreavus}} in ''[[EP259|Entei at Your Own Risk]]'', managing to use Defense Curl to block a {{m|Swift}}, but was hit and confused by {{m|Psybeam}}. Team Rocket interrupted the battle and left it without conclusion.
In ''[[EP237|As Cold as Pryce]]'', Phanpy battled [[Pryce]]'s {{p|Dewgong}} and lost easily.


In ''[[EP265|Pop Goes The Sneasel]]'', Phanpy joined {{jo|Harrison}}'s {{p|Houndoom}} in taking down a rogue {{p|Machop}} with Rollout while recovering the stolen Sacred Fire for the Johto League opening ceremony. It also helped him get through the screening phases of the Silver Conference.
In ''[[EP246|Wish Upon a Star Shape]]'', when a {{p|Cleffa}} is sent out of a gray spaceship, Phanpy jumps out to save it. After Cleffa lands on Phanpy's head, the two become friends and Phanpy along with the rest of the gang agree to help Cleffa get back to its group of {{p|Clefairy}}. Just then, the [[Pokémon Mystery Club]] comes in and analyzes Cleffa, which makes Phanpy angry. Phanpy and Cleffa run away as the Pokémon Mystery Club and Team Rocket try to catch it. There chased down by the Mystery Club, but escape when Phanpy knocks down a tree, the two then find the spaceship and Clefairy, but the Mystery Club returns to catch all of them. Team Rocket comes back with their [[Team Rocket's mechas|balloon]] now upgraded, and defeat Phanpy. Phanpy wakes up after the Clefairy defeat the Mystery Club and Team Rocket, so it takes Cleffa to the Clefairy's spaceship, where other Clefairy are working on last minute repairs. However Mystery Club and Team Rocket team up to capture all the Pokémon, but Pikachu and Phanpy send all of them blasting off. Phanpy and Cleffa say goodbye, but the Clefairy are starting to leave without Cleffa, Cleffa then evolves into Clefairy, and flies into the spaceship. However Phanpy is crying over the loss of its new friend, but Ash cheers Phanpy up, by saying that they'll see the Clefairy again.
 
In ''[[EP259|Entei at Your Own Risk]]'', Phanpy had a battle with [[Nelson]]'s {{p|Misdreavus}}, managing to use Defense Curl to block a {{m|Swift}}, but was hit and confused by {{m|Psybeam}}. Team Rocket interrupted the battle and left it without conclusion.
 
In ''[[EP265|Pop Goes The Sneasel]]'', Phanpy joined {{jo|Harrison}}'s {{TP|Harrison|Houndoom}} in taking down a rogue {{p|Machop}} with Rollout while recovering the stolen Sacred Fire for the Johto League opening ceremony. It also helped him get through the screening phases of the Silver Conference.


Phanpy played a role in Ash's battle against [[Macy]] in the [[Silver Conference]] in the episode ''[[EP267|Love, Pokémon Style]]''. It was used in counter to her {{p|Electabuzz}}, and this succeeded as Electabuzz's {{m|Thunderbolt}} had no effect. However, Macy pulled Electabuzz and Phanpy ended up battling against her {{p|Slugma}}. Phanpy managed to dodge Slugma's {{m|Body Slam}} and stun Slugma with Earthquake, before knocking it out with Take Down. However, it was defeated by her {{p|Quilava}}'s powerful {{m|Flame Wheel}}, which overpowered Phanpy's Rollout and left Ash's {{AP|Squirtle}} and {{AP|Totodile}} to face Electabuzz.
Phanpy played a role in Ash's battle against [[Macy]] in the [[Silver Conference]] in the episode ''[[EP267|Love, Pokémon Style]]''. It was used in counter to her {{p|Electabuzz}}, and this succeeded as Electabuzz's {{m|Thunderbolt}} had no effect. However, Macy pulled Electabuzz and Phanpy ended up battling against her {{p|Slugma}}. Phanpy managed to dodge Slugma's {{m|Body Slam}} and stun Slugma with Earthquake, before knocking it out with Take Down. However, it was defeated by her {{p|Quilava}}'s powerful {{m|Flame Wheel}}, which overpowered Phanpy's Rollout and left Ash's {{AP|Squirtle}} and {{AP|Totodile}} to face Electabuzz.
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Ash left Phanpy at {{an|Professor Oak}}'s lab before traveling to [[Hoenn]]. In ''[[AG133|The Right Place and the Right Mime]]'', it happily greeted Ash's Pikachu and the two spent most of the episode together. As Ash made to leave at the end of the episode to take on the {{Gdis|Battle Frontier|III}} challenge, Pikachu rode up on Phanpy's back. Ash offered to let Phanpy come with them, which Phanpy delightedly agreed to. It had shown signs that it had grown up beyond the young Pokémon seen in Johto.  
Ash left Phanpy at {{an|Professor Oak}}'s lab before traveling to [[Hoenn]]. In ''[[AG133|The Right Place and the Right Mime]]'', it happily greeted Ash's Pikachu and the two spent most of the episode together. As Ash made to leave at the end of the episode to take on the {{Gdis|Battle Frontier|III}} challenge, Pikachu rode up on Phanpy's back. Ash offered to let Phanpy come with them, which Phanpy delightedly agreed to. It had shown signs that it had grown up beyond the young Pokémon seen in Johto.  


In ''[[AG154|Reversing the Charges]]'', Phanpy battled a [[Team Rocket's mechas|Team Rocket mecha]] and [[Evolution|evolved]] into a {{p|Donphan}}. It learned Hyper Beam and took down the mecha easily.  
In ''[[AG154|Reversing the Charges]]'', Pikachu battled an {{p|Elekid}} and was about to be hit by {{m|Thunder Punch}}, Phanpy then went in front of the Thunder Punch to protect Pikachu. Phanpy was then used to battle this Elekid, but it escaped by attacking Ash and his friends with an insanly powerful Thunderbolt. Phanpy and the others then search for {{an|May}}'s Egg, that got stuck in Elekid's head when it ran away. They then find [[James's Mime Jr.]], which was seperated from the trio when Elekid blasted them off. Once Mime Jr. wakes up it copies what Phanpy does, which Phanpy dosen't mind. They find the Elekid and Pikachu and Phanpy battle it, however Elekid gets away just as its about to faint with another insane Thunderbolt. Phanpy then battled a Team Rocket mecha and [[Evolution|evolved]] into a {{p|Donphan}}, it learned Hyper Beam and took down the mecha easily.


[[File:Ash_Donphan_Brock_Steelix.png|thumb|left|200px|With [[Brock's Steelix]]]]
In, ''[[AG158|Queen of the Serpentine!]]'', Ash used Donphan as his first Pokémon in his [[Battle Frontier (Generation III)#Battle Pike|Battle Pike]] challenge against [[Pike Queen Lucy]], Donphan went up against her {{TP|Lucy|Seviper}}, since it had the [[Type#Type Effectiveness|type advantage]] and would be good on the swamp terrain. Donphan used Take Down while Seviper used {{m|Poison Tail}} and they were shown to be evenly matched. Seviper used {{m|Bite}} but was blocked with Defense Curl and hit it with its Rollout. However a second Rollout was dodged and Donphan was hit with Poison Tail, but Ash used Donphan's rolling power to jump and use a powerful Take Down but Seviper countered with {{m|Flamethrower}} hitting Donphan. Donphan used Hyper Beam but Seviper was quicker and used Poison Tail, though Donphan withstood the attack and used Hyper Beam but Seviper used Poison Tail on the water to create a splash blocking the attack and creating smoke, making both sides unable to see, despite this Seviper was able to get off a Flamethrower, but Donphan dodged and used Rollout but Lucy got Seviper to hit Donphan with Flamethrower. Ash had Donphan roll into the flames, setting it on fire, and then jump from the rock to hit Seviper, knocking it out. Donphan then went up against {{p|Milotic}}, which had the type advantage, Donphan used Rollout, but Milotic countered with {{m|Hydro Pump}}, stopping Take Down and knocking out Donphan.
In, ''[[AG158|Queen of the Serpentine!]]'', Ash used Donphan as his first Pokémon in his [[Battle Frontier (Generation III)#Battle Pike|Battle Pike]] challenge against [[Pike Queen Lucy]], Donphan went up against her {{TP|Lucy|Seviper}}, since it had the [[Type#Type Effectiveness|type advantage]] and would be good on the swamp terrain. Donphan used Take Down while Seviper used {{m|Poison Tail}} and they were shown to be evenly matched. Seviper used {{m|Bite}} but was blocked with Defense Curl and hit it with its Rollout. However a second Rollout was dodged and Donphan was hit with Poison Tail, but Ash used Donphan's rolling power to jump and use a powerful Take Down but Seviper countered with {{m|Flamethrower}} hitting Donphan. Donphan used Hyper Beam but Seviper was quicker and used Poison Tail, though Donphan withstood the attack and used Hyper Beam but Seviper used Poison Tail on the water to create a splash blocking the attack and creating smoke, making both sides unable to see, despite this Seviper was able to get off a Flamethrower, but Donphan dodged and used Rollout but Lucy got Seviper to hit Donphan with Flamethrower. Ash had Donphan roll into the flames, setting it on fire, and then jump from the rock to hit Seviper, knocking it out. Donphan then went up against {{p|Milotic}}, which had the type advantage, Donphan used Rollout, but Milotic countered with {{m|Hydro Pump}}, stopping Take Down and knocking out Donphan.
[[File:Ash_Donphan_Brock_Steelix.png|thumb|left|200px|With [[Brock's Steelix]]]]


In ''[[AG177|Grating Spaces!]]'', Ash used Donphan in a Double Battle with Brock and his {{TP|Brock|Steelix}} against [[Jessie]], [[James]] and their newly obtained {{P|Charizard}} and {{p|Aggron}}. The two Pokémon worked well together, with Donphan rescuing Steelix from Charizard's {{m|Flamethrower}} by attacking Charizard recklessly. However, Aggron fought back with {{m|Mega Punch}} and Hyper Beam, knocking Donphan back. Donphan recovered and kept attacking Charizard, but Aggron's {{m|Water Pulse}} took it down. Steelix propelled Donphan over the subsequent wave of water and allowed it to hit Aggron. At this point, the battle ended when [[Forrest]] confronted Team Rocket's objectives.
In ''[[AG177|Grating Spaces!]]'', Ash used Donphan in a Double Battle with Brock and his {{TP|Brock|Steelix}} against [[Jessie]], [[James]] and their newly obtained {{P|Charizard}} and {{p|Aggron}}. The two Pokémon worked well together, with Donphan rescuing Steelix from Charizard's {{m|Flamethrower}} by attacking Charizard recklessly. However, Aggron fought back with {{m|Mega Punch}} and Hyper Beam, knocking Donphan back. Donphan recovered and kept attacking Charizard, but Aggron's {{m|Water Pulse}} took it down. Steelix propelled Donphan over the subsequent wave of water and allowed it to hit Aggron. At this point, the battle ended when [[Forrest]] confronted Team Rocket's objectives.
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==={{series|Diamond & Pearl}}===
==={{series|Diamond & Pearl}}===
Donphan appeared in ''[[DP182|An Old Family Blend!]]'', alongside Ash's other Pokémon. It was shown training with Ash.
Donphan appeared in ''[[DP182|An Old Family Blend!]]'', alongside Ash's other Pokémon where it was reunited with Ash and spent some time training


In ''[[DP185|Working on a Right Move!]]'', Ash used Donphan as his second Pokémon in his battle against Conway in the third round of the [[Lily of the Valley Conference]]. Shuckle used {{m|Sludge Bomb}} but Donphan used Rollout, making Sludge Bomb useless, Shuckle then used {{m|Gyro Ball}}, which was powered up by {{m|Power Trick}}, halving the attack power of Rollout as well as causing Donphan to crash on a hill. It was then returned. It later went up against {{p|Dusknoir}}, due to the effect of Trick Room, since it was normally faster than Dusknoir, Dusknoir always attacked first. Donphan jumped up to use Rollout but Dusknoir used {{m|Shadow Punch}}, knocking Donphan into the ground, Ash tried to recall it, but Dusknoir used {{m|Mean Look}} to prevent it from being returned, it was then knocked out by another Shadow Punch.
In ''[[DP185|Working on a Right Move!]]'', Ash used Donphan as his second Pokémon in his battle against Conway in the third round of the [[Lily of the Valley Conference]]. Shuckle used {{m|Sludge Bomb}} but Donphan used Rollout, making Sludge Bomb useless, Shuckle then used {{m|Gyro Ball}}, which was powered up by {{m|Power Trick}}, halving the attack power of Rollout as well as causing Donphan to crash on a hill. It was then returned. It later went up against {{p|Dusknoir}}, due to the effect of Trick Room, since it was normally faster than Dusknoir, Dusknoir always attacked first. Donphan jumped up to use Rollout but Dusknoir used {{m|Shadow Punch}}, knocking Donphan into the ground, Ash tried to recall it, but Dusknoir used {{m|Mean Look}} to prevent it from being returned, it was then knocked out by another Shadow Punch.


==={{series|Best Wishes}}===
==={{series|Best Wishes}}===
[[File:Ash with his Pokémon.png|thumb|250px|Donphan with Ash's other Pokémon in the group photo]]
[[File:Ash with his Pokémon.png|thumb|230px|Donphan with Ash's other Pokémon in the group photo]]
Donphan was reunited with Ash in ''[[BW142|The Dream Continues!]]'', where it and the rest of Ash's Pokémon posed in a group photo with him.
Donphan was reunited with Ash in ''[[BW142|The Dream Continues!]]'', where it and the rest of Ash's Pokémon posed in a group photo with him.


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* Donphan is the first {{type|Ground}} Pokémon owned by Ash.
* Donphan is the first {{type|Ground}} Pokémon owned by Ash.
* During its time as a Phanpy, it had the largest rotation of English voice actors of all of Ash's Pokémon, with three.
* During its time as a Phanpy, it had the largest rotation of English voice actors of all of Ash's Pokémon, with three.
* Of all the Pokémon that have left Ash's team and returned, Donphan returned for the longest unbroken streak of episodes.
* Donphan is Ash's first Pokémon to have hatched from an Egg.
* Donphan is Ash's first Pokémon to have hatched from an Egg.



Revision as of 08:46, 23 April 2017

Ash's Donphan
サトシのドンファン Satoshi's Donfan
Bag Poké Ball SV Sprite.png
Ash Donphan.png
Ash's Donphan
Egg obtained in Extreme Pokémon!
Hatches in Hatching a Plan
Hatched at Around Route 42
Evolves in Reversing the Charges
Gender Unknown
Ability Unknown
Current location At Professor Oak's Laboratory
HOMEEgg.png HOME231.png HOME232.png
This Pokémon spent 2 episodes in its Egg and 198 episodes as Phanpy.
Voice actor Japanese English
As Phanpy Megumi Hayashibara Tara Jayne
(EP230-SS014, AG147)
Lindsey Warner (AG133-AG140)
Jamie Peacock (AG154)
As Donphan Kenta Miyake

Ash's Donphan (Japanese: サトシのドンファン Satoshi's Donfan) was the seventh Pokémon obtained by Ash during his travels through Johto.

History

Original series

Phanpy's Egg

Ash received a Phanpy Egg as a prize in the episode Extreme Pokémon! after he and Bayleef won the Extreme Pokémon Race hosted by an old couple in Eggseter.

It hatched in the episode Hatching a Plan. It was shown to be a very playful and energetic Pokémon, refusing to be returned to its Poké Ball, only to be snatched by Team Rocket. Pikachu rescued Phanpy, but the electricity scared the baby Pokémon away. It ran into the clutches of Team Rocket again, who used Meowth to deceive Phanpy and hatch a plot to capture Pikachu. After this plan succeeds, Team Rocket double crossed Phanpy and stuck it in a cage, only for Pikachu to hatch an escape plan and Ash to come to the rescue, selflessly diving into the river to rescue Phanpy. It was then used Rollout to knock back Team Rocket's Pokémon for Pikachu to send them blasting off. It was unable to replicate this success in the next episode, where Team Rocket used TRDelibird ([[{{{2}}} (move)|{{{2}}}]])'s Blizzard to knock out Phanpy in a single blow.

As a Phanpy

In As Cold as Pryce, Phanpy battled Pryce's Dewgong and lost easily.

In Wish Upon a Star Shape, when a Cleffa is sent out of a gray spaceship, Phanpy jumps out to save it. After Cleffa lands on Phanpy's head, the two become friends and Phanpy along with the rest of the gang agree to help Cleffa get back to its group of Clefairy. Just then, the Pokémon Mystery Club comes in and analyzes Cleffa, which makes Phanpy angry. Phanpy and Cleffa run away as the Pokémon Mystery Club and Team Rocket try to catch it. There chased down by the Mystery Club, but escape when Phanpy knocks down a tree, the two then find the spaceship and Clefairy, but the Mystery Club returns to catch all of them. Team Rocket comes back with their balloon now upgraded, and defeat Phanpy. Phanpy wakes up after the Clefairy defeat the Mystery Club and Team Rocket, so it takes Cleffa to the Clefairy's spaceship, where other Clefairy are working on last minute repairs. However Mystery Club and Team Rocket team up to capture all the Pokémon, but Pikachu and Phanpy send all of them blasting off. Phanpy and Cleffa say goodbye, but the Clefairy are starting to leave without Cleffa, Cleffa then evolves into Clefairy, and flies into the spaceship. However Phanpy is crying over the loss of its new friend, but Ash cheers Phanpy up, by saying that they'll see the Clefairy again.

In Entei at Your Own Risk, Phanpy had a battle with Nelson's Misdreavus, managing to use Defense Curl to block a Swift, but was hit and confused by Psybeam. Team Rocket interrupted the battle and left it without conclusion.

In Pop Goes The Sneasel, Phanpy joined Harrison's Houndoom in taking down a rogue Machop with Rollout while recovering the stolen Sacred Fire for the Johto League opening ceremony. It also helped him get through the screening phases of the Silver Conference.

Phanpy played a role in Ash's battle against Macy in the Silver Conference in the episode Love, Pokémon Style. It was used in counter to her Electabuzz, and this succeeded as Electabuzz's Thunderbolt had no effect. However, Macy pulled Electabuzz and Phanpy ended up battling against her Slugma. Phanpy managed to dodge Slugma's Body Slam and stun Slugma with Earthquake, before knocking it out with Take Down. However, it was defeated by her Quilava's powerful Flame Wheel, which overpowered Phanpy's Rollout and left Ash's Squirtle and Totodile to face Electabuzz.

Advanced Generation series

Rejoining Ash's Party

Ash left Phanpy at Professor Oak's lab before traveling to Hoenn. In The Right Place and the Right Mime, it happily greeted Ash's Pikachu and the two spent most of the episode together. As Ash made to leave at the end of the episode to take on the Battle Frontier challenge, Pikachu rode up on Phanpy's back. Ash offered to let Phanpy come with them, which Phanpy delightedly agreed to. It had shown signs that it had grown up beyond the young Pokémon seen in Johto.

In Reversing the Charges, Pikachu battled an Elekid and was about to be hit by Thunder Punch, Phanpy then went in front of the Thunder Punch to protect Pikachu. Phanpy was then used to battle this Elekid, but it escaped by attacking Ash and his friends with an insanly powerful Thunderbolt. Phanpy and the others then search for May's Egg, that got stuck in Elekid's head when it ran away. They then find James's Mime Jr., which was seperated from the trio when Elekid blasted them off. Once Mime Jr. wakes up it copies what Phanpy does, which Phanpy dosen't mind. They find the Elekid and Pikachu and Phanpy battle it, however Elekid gets away just as its about to faint with another insane Thunderbolt. Phanpy then battled a Team Rocket mecha and evolved into a Donphan, it learned Hyper Beam and took down the mecha easily.

In, Queen of the Serpentine!, Ash used Donphan as his first Pokémon in his Battle Pike challenge against Pike Queen Lucy, Donphan went up against her Seviper, since it had the type advantage and would be good on the swamp terrain. Donphan used Take Down while Seviper used Poison Tail and they were shown to be evenly matched. Seviper used Bite but was blocked with Defense Curl and hit it with its Rollout. However a second Rollout was dodged and Donphan was hit with Poison Tail, but Ash used Donphan's rolling power to jump and use a powerful Take Down but Seviper countered with Flamethrower hitting Donphan. Donphan used Hyper Beam but Seviper was quicker and used Poison Tail, though Donphan withstood the attack and used Hyper Beam but Seviper used Poison Tail on the water to create a splash blocking the attack and creating smoke, making both sides unable to see, despite this Seviper was able to get off a Flamethrower, but Donphan dodged and used Rollout but Lucy got Seviper to hit Donphan with Flamethrower. Ash had Donphan roll into the flames, setting it on fire, and then jump from the rock to hit Seviper, knocking it out. Donphan then went up against Milotic, which had the type advantage, Donphan used Rollout, but Milotic countered with Hydro Pump, stopping Take Down and knocking out Donphan.

In Grating Spaces!, Ash used Donphan in a Double Battle with Brock and his Steelix against Jessie, James and their newly obtained Charizard and Aggron. The two Pokémon worked well together, with Donphan rescuing Steelix from Charizard's Flamethrower by attacking Charizard recklessly. However, Aggron fought back with Mega Punch and Hyper Beam, knocking Donphan back. Donphan recovered and kept attacking Charizard, but Aggron's Water Pulse took it down. Steelix propelled Donphan over the subsequent wave of water and allowed it to hit Aggron. At this point, the battle ended when Forrest confronted Team Rocket's objectives.

Donphan returned to Professor Oak's lab when Ash left for Sinnoh in Home is Where the Start Is!.

Diamond & Pearl series

Donphan appeared in An Old Family Blend!, alongside Ash's other Pokémon where it was reunited with Ash and spent some time training

In Working on a Right Move!, Ash used Donphan as his second Pokémon in his battle against Conway in the third round of the Lily of the Valley Conference. Shuckle used Sludge Bomb but Donphan used Rollout, making Sludge Bomb useless, Shuckle then used Gyro Ball, which was powered up by Power Trick, halving the attack power of Rollout as well as causing Donphan to crash on a hill. It was then returned. It later went up against Dusknoir, due to the effect of Trick Room, since it was normally faster than Dusknoir, Dusknoir always attacked first. Donphan jumped up to use Rollout but Dusknoir used Shadow Punch, knocking Donphan into the ground, Ash tried to recall it, but Dusknoir used Mean Look to prevent it from being returned, it was then knocked out by another Shadow Punch.

Best Wishes series

Donphan with Ash's other Pokémon in the group photo

Donphan was reunited with Ash in The Dream Continues!, where it and the rest of Ash's Pokémon posed in a group photo with him.

Personality and characteristics

As a Phanpy, it had many traits of a child being extremely playful, friendly and energetic. It at first thought everyone around it was playing, even in a serious situation. It was also easily frightened from not knowing how to handle damage. However, it matured after evolving into Donphan, much like his Aipom did later. In some episodes, as shown in Odd Pokémon Out!, it was shown to have kept its friendly personality upon evolution. As a Phanpy, Donphan was initially one of Ash's weaker Pokémon, but it would gradually become stronger battle after battle. Donphan is generally loyal to Ash, and always tries its best for him in battles.

Moves used

Ash Donphan Defense Curl.png
Using Defense Curl
Ash Phanpy Hidden Power.png
Using Hidden Power
as a Phanpy
Move First Used In
Tackle Hatching a Plan
Rollout  Hatching a Plan
Take Down  Dues and Don'ts
Defense Curl  Entei at Your Own Risk
Earthquake Love, Pokémon Style
Hidden Power Hooked on Onix
Hyper Beam  Reversing the Charges
A shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

In the TCG

Ash's Donphan was featured in the Pokémon Trading Card Game as a Phanpy. The following is a list of related cards.

Ash's Phanpy
Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format.
Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card Type English
Expansion
Rarity # Japanese
Expansion
Rarity #
Ash's Phanpy Fighting       Movie Commemoration VS Pack: Aura's Lucario   004/020
 


Trivia

  • Donphan is the first Ground-type Pokémon owned by Ash.
  • During its time as a Phanpy, it had the largest rotation of English voice actors of all of Ash's Pokémon, with three.
  • Of all the Pokémon that have left Ash's team and returned, Donphan returned for the longest unbroken streak of episodes.
  • Donphan is Ash's first Pokémon to have hatched from an Egg.

Related articles

  • For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Phanpy and Donphan.



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